On August 16 2013 12:03 schmutttt wrote: Well CLG have to win both games tomorrow and hope TSM lose at least one. I think TSM could definitely go 2-0, yet again their form is really good at the right time of the season.
Definitely 2-0 against C9 and Vulcun?
I learnt last season you can never underestimate TSM. The TSM v C9 game could well come down to who C9 prefer to play. I reckon they'd probably prefer to play TSM but I'm not C9 and that also relies on CLG going 2-0.
Cloud 9 is a sister team to TSM, they do have some interest in TSM advancing. Not suggesting to a match fixing point or anything but C9 does have a preference for TSM to advance as far as possible.
It'll certainly be interesting to watch, on reddit there was a post made about it saying C9 will definitely lose to TSM.
Rather bad scheduling by Riot honestly. C9 and TSM being sister teams was known as soon as Jack picked them up . Even if C9 doesn't intentionally lose I don't see them playing as hard as the other games this week even though those games weren't even playing hard lol.
Does Riot have some sort of time machine to know the standings ahead of time? Because I'm fairly sure these schedules were probably done well before C9 started stomping everyone.
Right, the scheduling was not Riot's fault. The structure of the LCS however, makes for a bunch of games that end up not really mattering to certain teams towards the end of splits (C9, VES). I much prefer the tournament style of OGN with losers getting sent to a lower tier tournament (NLB in Korea) so that fan favorite teams can still play games even if they lose in the early stages and we get to see more Bo3/Bo5s which really showcases teams preparation and strategies more often.
Man, I finally caught up on games and Dig is just depressing right now.
Kiwi looks totally lost and has zero confidence at this point. Scarra's still plagued by having a few comfort champs and seems uncomfortable or not sure how to properly play anything else. Crumbzz is still strong early game, but has to spend all his time keeping Kiwi and Scarra alive rather than getting them fed. At the start of the season Lemonation said he felt Qtpie was one of the best adcs (along with Sneaky and Wildturtle) at being able to do a lot without necessarily being fed a lot of farm, but now Qt's playing like it's yoloqueue and trying to compensate for his teammates weaknesses. Instead, all he's doing is getting caught out and dying because you can't hard carry like that in LCS. Patoy is Patoy, but his former job of saving Qt from himself has become way too difficult with Qt playing way too aggressively. It's just painful to watch, and crazy to think that last season Kiwi was outplaying Dyrus and Voyboy in 1v1s and absolutely demolishing people even when he had to fight 2v1.
The only thing more painful than Dig was watching Zionspartan play Kha'zix, die to a passive bait by SychoSid, and then give up 3 waves of CS just sitting in a bush hoping Sycho would facecheck the bush he was obviously in at 1/4 health with his passive down. The only lead Zion had at that point in lane was a 15+ cs lead, and he sacrificed it for nothing.
On August 16 2013 23:30 Swords wrote: Man, I finally caught up on games and Dig is just depressing right now.
Kiwi looks totally lost and has zero confidence at this point. Scarra's still plagued by having a few comfort champs and seems uncomfortable or not sure how to properly play anything else. Crumbzz is still strong early game, but has to spend all his time keeping Kiwi and Scarra alive rather than getting them fed. At the start of the season Lemonation said he felt Qtpie was one of the best adcs (along with Sneaky and Wildturtle) at being able to do a lot without necessarily being fed a lot of farm, but now Qt's playing like it's yoloqueue and trying to compensate for his teammates weaknesses. Instead, all he's doing is getting caught out and dying because you can't hard carry like that in LCS. Patoy is Patoy, but his former job of saving Qt from himself has become way too difficult with Qt playing way too aggressively. It's just painful to watch, and crazy to think that last season Kiwi was outplaying Dyrus and Voyboy in 1v1s and absolutely demolishing people even when he had to fight 2v1.
The only thing more painful than Dig was watching Zionspartan play Kha'zix, die to a passive bait by SychoSid, and then give up 3 waves of CS just sitting in a bush hoping Sycho would facecheck the bush he was obviously in at 1/4 health with his passive down. The only lead Zion had at that point in lane was a 15+ cs lead, and he sacrificed it for nothing.
I really think Dig needs to drop out of the LCS. I don't know if they have a single player I would want on an LCS team anymore.
Today is the day TSM rises up yet again and smacks down V and C9, sending the fanboys of those respected teams into the shadows thus setting up the playoffs to showcase the true general oddones skill. Finally ending with regi cheering as his team wins the season and prepares for worlds. TSM TSM
Not sure if it works anymore though with turret armor change though =(
That was the best thing ever.
i actually played against a duo in solo queue that did a mini version of this (guess it's hard to convince 3 other randoms to finish the comp). Cait mid with heimer "jungle," they pushed down all 3 mid turrets vs our ahri in less than 10 minutes, got inhib by 13 min. I had no idea this was what they were planning, so I was on shaco, no waveclear, couldn't help her at all, and none of our other lanes responded x_x even though we won in the end, it was still one of the most painful early games i've ever experienced.
Not sure if it works anymore though with turret armor change though =(
That was the best thing ever.
i actually played against a duo in solo queue that did a mini version of this (guess it's hard to convince 3 other randoms to finish the comp). Cait mid with heimer "jungle," they pushed down all 3 mid turrets vs our ahri in less than 10 minutes, got inhib by 13 min. I had no idea this was what they were planning, so I was on shaco, no waveclear, couldn't help her at all, and none of our other lanes responded x_x even though we won in the end, it was still one of the most painful early games i've ever experienced.
Some team tried this in yolo vs me last winter (now I know why I guess). I think they didn't understand that it doesn'tdoesn't work vs singed top. Also I rotated from bot with the jungle after blue as graves freefarmed bot.
I had a team do this against me, and it worked. Gangplank top lost to clarity/something zed top. Amumu's first item was shard of true ice. That team could have done anything and still won.
On August 16 2013 12:03 schmutttt wrote: Well CLG have to win both games tomorrow and hope TSM lose at least one. I think TSM could definitely go 2-0, yet again their form is really good at the right time of the season.
Definitely 2-0 against C9 and Vulcun?
I learnt last season you can never underestimate TSM. The TSM v C9 game could well come down to who C9 prefer to play. I reckon they'd probably prefer to play TSM but I'm not C9 and that also relies on CLG going 2-0.
Cloud 9 is a sister team to TSM, they do have some interest in TSM advancing. Not suggesting to a match fixing point or anything but C9 does have a preference for TSM to advance as far as possible.
It'll certainly be interesting to watch, on reddit there was a post made about it saying C9 will definitely lose to TSM.
Rather bad scheduling by Riot honestly. C9 and TSM being sister teams was known as soon as Jack picked them up . Even if C9 doesn't intentionally lose I don't see them playing as hard as the other games this week even though those games weren't even playing hard lol.
Does Riot have some sort of time machine to know the standings ahead of time? Because I'm fairly sure these schedules were probably done well before C9 started stomping everyone.
Right, the scheduling was not Riot's fault. The structure of the LCS however, makes for a bunch of games that end up not really mattering to certain teams towards the end of splits (C9, VES). I much prefer the tournament style of OGN with losers getting sent to a lower tier tournament (NLB in Korea) so that fan favorite teams can still play games even if they lose in the early stages and we get to see more Bo3/Bo5s which really showcases teams preparation and strategies more often.
I suppose, but I mean, I'm used to end of season games not mattering, with the NHL being my first love, it's just the way it goes.
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. Even if C9 doesn't intentionally lose I don't see them playing as hard as the other games this week even though those games weren't even playing hard lol.
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